Russia-Ukraine Conflict: Russian football federation drops appeal against FIFA’s World Cup ban after invasion on Ukraine- The Russian football federation has dropped an appeal against FIFA’s World Cup ban, imposed after the invasion of Ukraine. Follow Insidesport.IN For more updates
Russia was drawn to face Poland in a World Cup qualifying play-off semifinal, but the Poles received a bye and then reached the finals starting November 21 by beating Sweden.
The Russian Federation said it would continue its appeal against UEFA, who have banned Russian clubs from continental competitions.
Russian soccer authorities are serious about a bid to host the European Championship in 2028 or 2032 despite their teams currently being suspended from competition, a senior official said on Thursday. Follow UEFA Euro updates on Insidesport.IN
Alexey Sorokin, who was CEO of the 2018 World Cup in Russia and a former member of FIFA’s ruling council, said that his country had everything in place to host a tournament.
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Russian clubs and national teams have been suspended from FIFA and UEFA competition due to the war in Ukraine, which denied Russia the chance to qualify for this year’s World Cup finals through the European playoffs.
The Russian Football Union has appealed the suspension to the Court of Arbitration for Sport in Lausanne. But Sorokin said that state of affairs does not mean Russia cannot bid to hold future tournaments.
“I’m serious that Russia will be able to organise world-class events and is technically able to do that right now,” he told reporters on the margins of FIFA’s annual congress in Qatar on Thursday.
“We have all it takes, we have experience we have sports infrastructure, we have our passion for sports, in particular football. That’s what I believe we have a lot of football supporters in our country,” he said.
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